Wonderland on Roseville: Fairfield Christmas tradition could end this year

By Genevieve Reilly

Updated 7:21 am, Monday, November 27, 2017

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The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, features over 350,000 lights, 200 figures, several holiday trains, a warming fire and much more. Donations collected go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. less

The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, ... more

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The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, features over 350,000 lights, 200 figures, several holiday trains, a warming fire and much more. Donations collected go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. less

The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, ... more

Photo: Christian Abraham

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The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, features over 350,000 lights, 200 figures, several holiday trains, a warming fire and much more. Donations collected go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. less

The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, ... more

Photo: Christian Abraham

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The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, features over 350,000 lights, 200 figures, several holiday trains, a warming fire and much more. Donations collected go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. less

The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, ... more

Photo: Christian Abraham

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The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, features over 350,000 lights, 200 figures, several holiday trains, a warming fire and much more. Donations collected go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. less

The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, ... more

Photo: Christian Abraham

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The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, features over 350,000 lights, 200 figures, several holiday trains, a warming fire and much more. Donations collected go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. less

The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, ... more

Photo: Christian Abraham

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Jane Sicat, 5, of Westport, left, and her best friend Aoife Finnegan, 5, of Fairfield, pose for photos on Santa's sleigh at the 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville," Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, features over 350,000 lights, 200 figures, several holiday trains, a warming fire and much more. Donations collected go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. less

Jane Sicat, 5, of Westport, left, and her best friend Aoife Finnegan, 5, of Fairfield, pose for photos on Santa's sleigh at the 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville," Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville ... more

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Aoife Finnegan, 5, of Fairfield, and her best friend Jane Sicat, 5, of Westport, in front, check out Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer while visiting the 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville," a Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, features over 350,000 lights, 200 figures, several holiday trains, a warming fire and much more. Donations collected go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. less

Aoife Finnegan, 5, of Fairfield, and her best friend Jane Sicat, 5, of Westport, in front, check out Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer while visiting the 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville," a Christmas lights ... more

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A view of Gene Halliwell's "Wonderland at Roseville" house lit up for the holidays, on Roseville Street in Fairfield on Tuesday Dec. 23, 2014. All donations given benefit the Shiner's Hospital.

A view of Gene Halliwell's "Wonderland at Roseville" house lit up for the holidays, on Roseville Street in Fairfield on Tuesday Dec. 23, 2014. All donations given benefit the Shiner's Hospital.

Photo: Christian Abraham

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Erika Lubrano, left, of Trumbull, and her friend Ganimete Kameraj, of Bridgeport, check out the 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, features over 350,000 lights, 200 figures, several holiday trains, a warming fire and much more. Donations collected go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. less

Erika Lubrano, left, of Trumbull, and her friend Ganimete Kameraj, of Bridgeport, check out the 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on ... more

Photo: Christian Abraham

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The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, features over 350,000 lights, 200 figures, several holiday trains, a warming fire and much more. Donations collected go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. less

The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, ... more

Photo: Christian Abraham

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Patti Cook, of Fairfield, and her grandson Tommy Suozzi, 2, visit the 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville," Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, features over 350,000 lights, 200 figures, several holiday trains, a warming fire and much more. Donations collected go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. less

The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, features over 350,000 lights, 200 figures, several holiday trains, a warming fire and much more. Donations collected go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. less

The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, ... more

Photo: Christian Abraham

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Quinlan Anderson, 4, of Fairfield, gazes at Christmas angels at Gene Halliwell's "Wonderland at Roseville" house lit up for the holidays, on Roseville Street in Fairfield on Tuesday Dec. 23, 2014. Behind Anderson a small building is made to resemble a church and it honors the victims of Sandy Hook. All donations given benefit the Shiner's Hospital. less

Quinlan Anderson, 4, of Fairfield, gazes at Christmas angels at Gene Halliwell's "Wonderland at Roseville" house lit up for the holidays, on Roseville Street in Fairfield on Tuesday Dec. 23, 2014. Behind ... more

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Roseville Terrace, Fairfield CT

Roseville Terrace, Fairfield CT

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Allison Cordero, of Fairfield, and her son Sebastien, 2, visit the 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville," a Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, features over 350,000 lights, 200 figures, several holiday trains, a warming fire and much more. Donations collected go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. less

Allison Cordero, of Fairfield, and her son Sebastien, 2, visit the 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville," a Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The ... more

Photo: Christian Abraham

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The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, features over 350,000 lights, 200 figures, several holiday trains, a warming fire and much more. Donations collected go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. less

The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, ... more

Photo: Christian Abraham

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The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, features over 350,000 lights, 200 figures, several holiday trains, a warming fire and much more. Donations collected go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. less

The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, ... more

Photo: Christian Abraham

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The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, features over 350,000 lights, 200 figures, several holiday trains, a warming fire and much more. Donations collected go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. less

The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, ... more

Photo: Christian Abraham

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The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, features over 350,000 lights, 200 figures, several holiday trains, a warming fire and much more. Donations collected go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. less

The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, ... more

Photo: Christian Abraham

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The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, features over 350,000 lights, 200 figures, several holiday trains, a warming fire and much more. Donations collected go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. less

The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, ... more

Photo: Christian Abraham

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An annual tradition put on by the Halliwell family, "Wonderland on Roseville" has neighbors concerned about parking and traffic in the neighborhood by visitors to the annual holiday display. Fairfield,CT. 11/21/17 less

An annual tradition put on by the Halliwell family, "Wonderland on Roseville" has neighbors concerned about parking and traffic in the neighborhood by visitors to the annual holiday display. Fairfield,CT. ... more

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The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, features over 350,000 lights, 200 figures, several holiday trains, a warming fire and much more. Donations collected go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. less

The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, ... more

Photo: Christian Abraham

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The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, features over 350,000 lights, 200 figures, several holiday trains, a warming fire and much more. Donations collected go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. less

The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, ... more

Photo: Christian Abraham

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The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, features over 350,000 lights, 200 figures, several holiday trains, a warming fire and much more. Donations collected go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. less

The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, ... more

Photo: Christian Abraham

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The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, features over 350,000 lights, 200 figures, several holiday trains, a warming fire and much more. Donations collected go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. less

The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, ... more

Photo: Christian Abraham

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The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, features over 350,000 lights, 200 figures, several holiday trains, a warming fire and much more. Donations collected go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. less

The 17th Annual "Wonderland at Roseville" Christmas lights display at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield, Conn. on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016. The display, which the Halliwell family starts putting up in May, ... more

Photo: Christian Abraham

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Marisa Minton, of Fairfield, and her son Greyson, 2, enjoy Gene Halliwell's "Wonderland at Roseville" house lit up for the holidays, on Roseville Street in Fairfield on Tuesday Dec. 23, 2014. All donations given benefit the Shiner's Hospital. less

Marisa Minton, of Fairfield, and her son Greyson, 2, enjoy Gene Halliwell's "Wonderland at Roseville" house lit up for the holidays, on Roseville Street in Fairfield on Tuesday Dec. 23, 2014. All donations ... more

Photo: Christian Abraham

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For the 14th consecutive year, a house on Roseville Terrace is all decked out in Christmas lights. The family collects donations for Shriners Hospitals for Children.

For the 14th consecutive year, a house on Roseville Terrace is all decked out in Christmas lights. The family collects donations for Shriners Hospitals for Children.

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For the 14th consecutive year, a house on Roseville Terrace is all decked out in Christmas lights. The family collects donations for Shriners Hospitals for Children.

For the 14th consecutive year, a house on Roseville Terrace is all decked out in Christmas lights. The family collects donations for Shriners Hospitals for Children.

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Roseville Terrace, Fairfield CT

Roseville Terrace, Fairfield CT

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Roseville Terrace, Fairfield CT

Roseville Terrace, Fairfield CT

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Roseville Terrace, Fairfield CT

Roseville Terrace, Fairfield CT

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Roseville Terrace, Fairfield CT

Roseville Terrace, Fairfield CT

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Roseville Terrace, Fairfield CT

Roseville Terrace, Fairfield CT

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Roseville Terrace, Fairfield CT

Roseville Terrace, Fairfield CT

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Santa and Mrs. Claus welcome visitors to a Roseville Terrace yard that's jammed with so many decorations that it seems almost like a holiday theme park.

Santa and Mrs. Claus welcome visitors to a Roseville Terrace yard that's jammed with so many decorations that it seems almost like a holiday theme park.

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Visitors look at the lights at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield. For the 11th year in a row it is alight with thousands of Christmas lights. The production, which encompasses the entire front and back yards, took seven people approximately 1,000 hours to build. Visitors who wish to donate are asked to contribute to the Shriners Club, and so far the family has raised over $10,000 for the organization. less

Visitors look at the lights at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield. For the 11th year in a row it is alight with thousands of Christmas lights. The production, which encompasses the entire front and back yards, ... more

Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

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From left, George Mulligan, Maryanne Mulligan, Mary Halliwell, Billy Frostick and Michael Bihany pose for a photo at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield. For the 11th year in a row it is alight with thousands of Christmas lights. The production, which encompasses the entire front and back yards, took seven people approximately 1,000 hours to build. Visitors who wish to donate are asked to contribute to the Shriners Club, and so far the family has raised over $10,000 for the organization. less

From left, George Mulligan, Maryanne Mulligan, Mary Halliwell, Billy Frostick and Michael Bihany pose for a photo at 226 Roseville Terrace in Fairfield. For the 11th year in a row it is alight with thousands of ... more

Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg

Wonderland on Roseville: Fairfield Christmas tradition could end this year

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FAIRFIELD — For 18 years, the Halliwell family has put on “Wonderland on Roseville,” a dazzling Christmas display featuring over 300,000 lights.

This year, however, could be the last, according to Gene Halliwell, a prospect that has him upset because it will mean the end of what he calls a “significant” annual donation to the Shriners Children’s Hospital in Springfield, MA.

“We’re not happy about it,” he said.

A petition with 45 signatures sent to the first selectman’s office from residents of Roseville Terrace and Sawyer Road is asking the town and police department to do something to control the traffic the annual display brings to the neighborhood. Those signatures represent 28 households.

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From its opening on Thanksgiving, until the lights are turned off after New Year’s Day, the display draws thousands of visitors to 226 Roseville Terrace off of Black Rock Turnpike. Last year, the Halliwells said, they had a total of 30,000 visitors to the display, that includes multiple train sets, cases filled with nutcrackers of all shapes and sizes, a sleigh where visitors can pose for pictures, and even a small chapel.

“That’s not counting the drivebys,” Gene Halliwell said.

Nadine Losquadro, a Sawyer Road resident, submitted the petition to the first selectman’s office and is currently working with the Police Department, in an attempt to control the traffic. Roseville Terrace runs into Sawyer Road, and Sawyer Road leads back to the Black Rock Turnpike.

Losquadro said the neighbors “appreciate the entertainment to the community and the charity that the Wonderland at Roseville brings. However, our concern is the event’s traffic and parking situation which presents a significant public safety concern for our neighborhood.”

For Losquadro, a compromise would be “no event parking” restrictions on Roseville Terrace and Sawyer Road, that would allow those who live on those streets to park on the street. Visitors to the display, she said, could utilize any of the parking lots on or near Black Rock Turnpike, with a crossing guard on duty. “It would be a detriment for us if we are officially prevented from parking on our street, or having our guests park on our street, during the holiday season,” she said. It should be noted, the closest town lots would be either McKinley or Holland Hill schools. Other nearby parking lots are privately owned. If the police put parking restrictions in place, those restrictions apply to all cars.

Police officials also said there is no way to enforce an “event” parking restriction.

According to Police Lt. Robert Kalamaras, temporary parking restrictions were put in place last year on one side of the street, closest to the display, and that will once again be the case this year. In addition, traffic will be one-way — cars will enter on Roseville, and leave via Sawyer.

Kalamaras said if they need, on days when the visitor counts are usually the highest, they can extend the restricted parking area. He said they’ve reviewed the daily visitor data compiled by the Halliwells, and, as expected, the highest totals were on the weekends, and in the just before Christmas.

“Maybe on those days, we put one of the traffic officers there,” Kalamaras said.

Losquadro said that alleviated traffic and parking in front of the display, “however, it funneled all of the traffic onto the cul-de-sac and onto Sawyer road. It seemed to make the situation worse.”

“We did not move into our homes knowing there would be, or could be, parking restrictions imposed on us for six weeks out of every year during prime holiday time,” she said. “The majority of homes on Roseville and Sawyer have small driveways and many residents rely on street parking.” Many residents, Losquadro said, have not been able to have family gatherings at their homes over the holidays because of traffic and parking problems.

“If this is not possible, it is hoped that the Fairfield Police Department will help us come up with an alternative safe solution,” Losquadro said.

Halliwell said they have not been approached by any of their neighbors with complaints about the display. “We’ve never had one person come to say ‘could you turn the lights down, or the music down,’ although we don’t have the music blaring.”

Halliwell said, in fact, one Sawyer Road resident recently told him they were looking forward to the tradition.

“It’s not everybody that’s complaining,” he said.

He said if they were to hire police officers, it would end up being too costly, leaving them with no money to donate to the Shriners.

And, he said, he fears that “no matter what we’ll do, it won’t appease some people.”

“The traffic and parking situation presents a serious public safety concern,” Losquadro said. “We thought the situation would be best handled by our town’s officials who are experienced with and responsible for traffic control and public safety. “

Losquadro has lived on Sawyer Road for six years, she said. “There are several elderly residents and many children who reside in our neighborhood, and their safety needs to be a priority,” Losquadro said. “If there is an emergency in the neighborhood during the time the event is running, it would be impossible for a rescue vehicle, such as an ambulance, fire truck, or police car to make it quickly or safely to any of our homes.”

According to police department records, there have been no reported incidents, including accidents, during the weeks the display is lit up.

“We’re trying to figure out what to do,” Maryann Halliwell, Gene and Mary Halliwell’s daughter who also lives at the house, said. “It’s probably our last year, it’s a real shame.”

Gene Halliwell said not only does the display raise money for children, it also brings business to local restaurants and coffee shops. “There will be businesses losing out,” he said. “People come here and have dinner and then go see the lights.” The petition may also mean an end to visits by Santa, which tend to draw the most people, he said.

The display opens to the public on Thanksgiving at 5 p.m., and there is no admission charged. The display stays on until 11 p.m. each night and shuts down for the season on New Year’s Day.